Tyler unveils his pet Food Chain/Misthollow Griffin deck and runs through all the neat interactions, including why it isn’t actually terrible.

Grand Prix Columbus was a great time – I was there – and it pulled in almost 1,050 players, which is impressive for a format that people seem to hate on the internet. Most of my opponents had not played the format before, but just about everyone expressed that they thought it was a fun format that they’d like to keep playing.

There may only be a few financially relevant cards in M13. This does not imply that M13 won’t have impact on card values in other sets. Sigmund theorizes where the newest set may have the most financial influence.

Sigmund reveals how Magic has helped him cope with a challenging time during childhood, and how being emotional about Magic can sometimes be a good thing. As long as it is kept in check.

Sigmund has been monitoring the Quiet Speculation Insider forums closely and has recently discovered the diversity of our subscribers. In an attempt to reach out to most readers, Sigmund touches on an array of MTG Finance topics.

Corbin Hosler examines the how the unbanning of Land Tax and the lack of bannings everywhere else will affect the market! What does it all mean?

Chad explores the impact the current M13 spoilers and delves into some speculation on this exciting core set.

I love doing my financial recaps of older sets where I mine the expensive cards, but going back further is a little harder in two ways. First, there are just so few good cards in older sets. Second, the good ones don’t often turn over, so it’s hard to establish prices. Luckily, Mirage Block was the first “modern” block and it brought in some great spells that wizards still sling today. Let’s take a walk through time as we re-acquaint ourselves with the block. Below is a list of some of the choice picks from the block; I left out the cards worth under two dollars, leaving only the prime cards on the list. There are some cards in here that I guarantee will surprise you.

Mike relates the tale of his exciting journey into the world of Legacy. Read on if you’ve ever wanted to break in to Eternal but didn’t know how.

Tyler surveys the top 10 non-land Legacy legal cards in Magic, noting a few unsuspected cards fetching high price tags.

Rise of the Eldrazi is the Timmy dream set. It’s what you’d get if you built a set with the premise of “no rush till turn 7” and packed mana accelerants in everything. The set is based around the Eldrazi, giant and evil old legends that awaken on Zendikar. There’s a little bit of plot to this set, but mostly people remember weird drafts and a couple really big monsters.

Conflux was the second set from Shards of Alara – more gold spells, more interesting monsters and of course, more pricey cards for you! The set has a good amount of tournament-worthy cards, on top of a solid base of fun Commander spells. Let’s take a look at the set!